Aug 5 Treasure Island night dive

Surf at the main beach was calm with slow moving 1-3ft waves. Surf inside the little protective cove was dead calm with 0-1ft surf. Temp inside the underground parking was hot but very breezy once we got to the beach. We dropped around 7:50pm and viz was a solid 15ft. But, as soon as it got dark, viz dropped to less than 10ft and murky. I lost sight of Kyle 2 to 3 times but I was able to track him with his flash-blinker. At 15ft apart, I couldn’t spot his dive light. Mike stayed behind us because he dove with a high power heads-up LED. Unlike last night at Wood’s, we only experienced mild surge. Once we got passed 30ft, the ocean calmed down but cold. Our max depth was 48fsw and coldest temp was 57F. Due to low viz, it was hard to enjoy the reef and not very safe to get too close to any of the over hangs and crevices.

List of things we saw: octopus, calico bass, plainfin midshipman and Spanish shawls.

Dive Location : Laguna / Treasure Island (Montage)

Date & Time : 8/5/2009 at 7:50pm

Surf Height : 0-1ft (cove on the far left)

Surge : 1-3 shallow, mild after 30fsw

Visibility : 15ft at dusk, <10 after sun down

Water Temperature : 57F beyond 30fsw, high 60s shallow

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